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‘He was our eye’: Reuters photographer killed in Afghanistan
July 18, 2021

‘He was our eye’: Reuters photographer killed in Afghanistan

LONDON (AP) — A Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for the Reuters news service was killed Friday as he chronicled fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban near a strategic border crossing amid the continuing withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops.…READ MORE

Afghan ambassador’s daughter brutally assaulted in Pakistan
July 18, 2021

Afghan ambassador’s daughter brutally assaulted in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The daughter of Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan was abducted in the middle of the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, held for several hours and brutally attacked, officials in both countries said Saturday.…READ MORE

Taliban say they want Afghan deal, even as they battle on
July 18, 2021

Taliban say they want Afghan deal, even as they battle on

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The leader of the Taliban said Sunday that his movement is committed to a political settlement to end decades of war in Afghanistan, even as the insurgents battle in dozens of districts across to country to gain territory.…READ MORE